The Ornament of the World (2019)

11/19/2019 (US) • 1h 56m

Documentary, History

Overview

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

Top Billed Cast

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

spain

christianity

islam

religious conversion

toledo, spain

judaism

conflict

massacre

culture

granada, spain

forced conversion

seville, spain

caliph

arab culture

mosque

andalusia, spain

córdoba, spain

coexist

caliphate

medieval spain

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